12175852

Remote Distress Monitor

PublishedDecember 24, 2024
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
14 claims

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2. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein the steerable microphone array is physically fixed relative to a housing of the remote distress monitor.

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3. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein at least portions of the steerable microphone array, the memory, and the control system are positioned within a housing of the remote distress monitor.

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4. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein the microphone array includes a plurality of microphones and an adaptive amplitude and phasing circuit.

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5. The remote distress monitor of claim 4, wherein the adaptive amplitude and phasing circuit of the microphone array is configured to generate the sound data based at least in part on adjusting an amplitude of the audio data, a phase of the audio data, or both.

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6. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is external to the remote distress monitor.

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7. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a speaker of the remote distress monitor.

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8. The remote distress monitor of claim 7, wherein the distress response action includes playing a sound stream on the speaker, and wherein the sound stream corresponds to a verbal response for the distress event.

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9. The remote distress monitor of claim 8, wherein the verbal response for the distress event is associated with a feedback confirming a request for assistance is needed for the distress event.

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10. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein the unique token, which is associated with a specific sound and/or a series of sounds, includes a code name, a string of numbers, a unique numeric value, or any combination thereof.

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11. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, further comprising a camera, wherein the unique token triggers recording using the camera.

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12. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein the generated sound data from the steerable microphone array is not transmitted to the electronic device.

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13. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a third party server, an emergency call center, or a third party's mobile device.

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16. The remote distress monitor of claim 1, wherein the distress response action further includes recording subsequent audio data detected by the steerable microphone array, recording subsequent sound data generated by the steerable microphone array, dispatching an intervention, creating a potential mitigating response, or any combination thereof.

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20. The method of claim 17, further comprising transmitting, via the communications network, the generated token to the electronic device without transmitting the generated sound data from the steerable microphone array to the electronic device.

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Publication Date

December 24, 2024

Inventors

Chester A. Heath
Noel J. Guillama

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